Allow teachers in UP poll contest
HC asks EC
The High Court yesterday directed the Election Commission to allow 48 teachers of different non-government schools and colleges of 26 districts to contest in the Union Parisad (UP) polls.
Responding to a writ petition, the court also issued a rule upon the EC to explain within four weeks why its restriction on the school and college teachers to contest in the UP polls should not be declared illegal.
The HC bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Md Nuruzzaman came up with the order and rule after holding hearing on the petition jointly filed by the 48 teachers.
They filed the writ petition on May 2 challenging the EC decision on the restriction. The teachers are under the monthly payment order (MPO).
In the petition, they said that over 100 teachers have already been elected in the recently held UP elections.
The EC on different dates in April informed their stance on the restriction to the media.
Advocate ABM Nurul Islam appeared for the petitioners.
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